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FAIRFAX COLLEGIATE SUMMER 2016
This summer your child can have
fun and learn!
Since 1993, the Fairfax Collegiate
Summer Program has provided
challenging and engaging courses
in writing, reading, math, science,
test prep, ESL, public speaking,
engineering, robotics, programming, art, design, and filmmaking.
Small classes take place in a relaxed and informal atmosphere at
our thirteen locations throughout
Northern Virginia. Courses are
built around creative activities
that are captivating and entertaining, as well as informative.
Summer Program instructors include undergraduate and graduate students at leading universities, as well as area public and
private school teachers. They take
into account each student’s interests and needs, and students are
able to get help from an instructor
at any time. Breaks include soccer, basketball, and other sports.
Over 4,000 students attended
Fairfax Collegiate programs last
year. Register today to reserve
your child’s opportunity for academic and creative growth at
Fairfax Collegiate!
03 Overview
04 Writing and Reading
06 Mathematics
08 Science
10 Public Speaking
11 Test Prep and ESL
12 Engineering
14 Robotics
16 Programming
18 Art and Design
20 Filmmaking
21 Online Tutoring
22 Class Schedules
ACADEMICS, ARTS, TECHNOLOGY—A NEW UNITY!
Alexandria Campus
Fairfax Campus
Oakton Campus
Beth El Hebrew Congregation
3830 Seminary Rd.
Gesher Jewish Day School
4800 Mattie Moore Ct.
Pinnacle Academy
2854 Hunter Mill Rd.
Ashburn - East Campus
Falls Church Campus
Reston Campus
Loudoun School for the Gifted
44675 Cape Ct.
St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church
3149 Glen Carlyn Rd.
Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation
1441 Wiehle Ave.
Ashburn - West Campus
Herndon Campus
Vienna Campus
St. Theresa Catholic School
21370 St. Theresa Ln.
St. Joseph Parish Hall
750 Peachtree St.
Green Hedges School
415 Windover Ave.
Chantilly Campus
Leesburg Campus
Office Address
St. Timothy Catholic School
13809 Poplar Tree Rd.
Loudoun Country Day School
20600 Red Cedar Dr.
Dulles Campus
McLean Campus
722 Grant St., Suite J
Herndon, VA 20170
703 481-3080 • Fax 703 481-3081
St. Veronica Catholic School
3460 Centreville Rd.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
1545 Chain Bridge Rd.
Copyright © 1993-2016 Fairfax Collegiate School, LLC. All rights reserved. Revised 3-18-2016.
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Register online at www.FairfaxCollegiate.com
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Session Dates
Program Fees
Session I June 27 to July 8
(No Class July 4)
Session II July 11 to July 22
Session III July 25 to August 5
Session IV August 8 to August 19
Session V August 22 to September 2
Session I (9 days)
Full Day $685 per session
Half Day $425 per session
Program Times
Morning 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Afternoon 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Full Day 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Extended Care Times
Morning 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Afternoon 4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sessions II-V (10 days)
Extended Care
Discounts
Siblings or Multiple Sessions
5%
Early Registration and Payment 5%
(The Early Registration and Payment
deadline is April 3, 2016.)
2016 Location Discounts
Register before May 1 and
save $100 per full-day session
and $50 per half-day session
at these locations:
Ashburn - East
Ashburn - West
Fairfax
Falls Church
Leesburg
SUMMER PROGRAM REGISTRATION
Plan your child’s schedule and register
online at www.FairfaxCollegiate.com
Grade Levels and Placement
Course grade levels are rising (Fall, 2016)
grade levels. Please contact us before enrolling a child in a course designated for
older or younger children.
Registration Deadlines
We enroll children until classes are full.
Many classes are full by late April. We
maintain waiting lists for full classes.
Payment Options
A non-refundable deposit of $100 per
session (applied to the total cost of the
program) is due at registration. The balance is due May 1, 2016. There is a 5%
discount for full payment by March 15.
Fairfax Collegiate Summer 2016
Registration Changes
Registration changes may be made at no
charge if the total number of classes remains the same or increases.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations before May 1, Fairfax
Collegiate will refund program fees less
the non-refundable deposit of $100 per
session. After May 1, we will provide a
credit for program fees paid for use by a
family member in a future program.
Emergency Contact Form
There is a one-page Emergency Contact
and Permission Form. There is no required health form.
Complete Participation Terms
Please visit www.FairfaxCollegiate.com/
summer/participation-terms.
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WRITING AND READING
Writing Fundamentals
Reading Reinforcement
Creative Writing
Grades 3-4
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6
Students write and revise sentences,
paragraphs, and short essays.
This course emphasizes word choice,
spelling, sentence structure, paragraph
organization, and proofreading.
Instructors provide detailed suggestions
for improving spelling and grammar as
well as ideas and organization.
This course emphasizes reading as well
as writing.
Students read, discuss, and respond to
diverse readings including poems, fables, stories, essays, and journalism.
Assignments include summaries, reading comprehension exercises, and interpretations.
Students read, write, and discuss personal narratives, short stories, plays, and
poems.
Students revise drafts of their works
based on instructors’ written comments.
The final project is a class literary anthology. Students may enter their works into
writing contests.
Writing & Revising
Reading Newbery Winners
Strategic Reading
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6
Grades 5-6
Students write, revise, and discuss personal narratives, essays, short stories,
and poems.
Topics include writing organized paragraphs, constructing persuasive written arguments, providing constructive
criticism, and revising drafts. Instructors provide detailed written and verbal
feedback on student work.
The final project is a class literary anthology.
Every year the American Library Association awards the Newbery Medal for the
best new work of literature for children.
In this course students read, discuss,
and write about two Newbery Awardwinning books, A Wrinkle in Time by
Madeleine L’Engle, and When You Reach
Me by Rebecca Stead.
Students keep their copies of the books
and learn how to use underlining, margin notes, and diagramming to improve
comprehension.
Students learn and apply reading strategies and tools including close reading,
looking for cause and effect, note-taking,
outlining, paraphrasing, questioning,
skimming, summarizing, and synthesizing.
Students write and revise responses to
readings from newspapers, essays, biographies, speeches, and short stories.
Writing Skills & Grammar
This is a fast-paced, advanced class for
students who are enthusiastic writers.
Students read and discuss great short
stories and write and revise their own
stories.
Topics include point of view, character,
conflict, plot, setting, atmosphere, dialogue, and narrative voice.
The final project is a class anthology of
short stories. Instructors help students
submit their best work to writing contests.
Story Writing
Grades 3-4
In this creative writing course, students
learn to craft their own stories. They
practice the writing process and explore
components of an effective story. Topics
include compelling characters, memorable settings, plot outlines, and pointof-view.
Students workshop their stories in class
and receive detailed feedback from instructors. As a final project, students create their own short stories.
Grades 5-6
This writing course focuses on organization, paragraph construction, grammar,
spelling, and mechanics.
Topics include brainstorming, outlining,
thesis statements, sentence structure,
transitions, essay organization, active
voice, word choice, and common errors.
The Writing Process
Writing Seminar
Grades 5-6
Grades 5-6
Students prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and
share fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Instructors guide students through each
step of the writing process and provide
detailed feedback. Students improve
their ideas, organization, spelling, and
mechanics.
For a final project, students create a class
anthology of essays and stories.
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High School Writing
Writers’ Workshop
Elements of Style
Grades 7-9
Grades 7-9
Grades 7-9
Students practice short-form high
school-level writing focusing on fiveparagraph essays.
Topics include essay and paragraph
structure, persuasive arguments, thesis statements, clean style, mechanics,
grammar, diction, and idioms.
Students write and revise daily fiveparagraph essays.
Writers’ Workshop classes provide middle school students with intensive practice in writing. Classes are small-group
seminars.
Students learn the entire writing process including brainstorming, outlining,
composing, editing, and revising.
Writing assignments include short stories, poems, articles, and personal essays.
Students learn how to “make every word
tell” by practicing the principles of correct usage and effective English style.
Lessons are based on Strunk and White’s
The Elements of Style.
Topics include rules of usage, principles
of composition, matters of form, commonly misused expressions, writing for
clarity, and key grammatical terms.
Students write daily passages in creative,
academic, and persuasive styles, and receive detailed feedback from instructors.
Reading for Meaning
Grades 7-9
This is an introduction to critical reading and writing. Genres include short
stories, journalistic writing, essays, and
poetry.
Classroom exercises develop important
literary analytical tools including compare/contrast, cause/effect, and prediction.
Students write a variety of compositions
on the results of their analyses and the
literary themes expressed in the texts.
They also write an original work.
Epic Fantasy
Grades 7-9
Dystopian Futures
Grades 7-9
Dystopian literature imagines future
societies with horrible flaws—whether
oppression, violence, poverty, or fear. In
this class, students explore the relationship between these futures and today’s
society and analyze the world around
them to create their own dystopian futures.
The course will begin with a study of excerpts from a variety of dystopian future
sources. Activities include creating your
own dystopian future, and an in-depth
study of the book An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir.
In this introduction to the fantasy genre,
students read and write stories set in immersive worlds of magic and mythical
creatures. Discussions focus on literary
elements such as the hero’s journey,
symbolism, and the struggle of good
against evil.
Reading passages are taken from classic and modern fantasy series. The class
also conducts an in-depth study of the
book Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar
Children by Ransom Riggs.
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MATHEMATICS
Fairfax Collegiate Math
Word Problems
Computer Math
Grades 3-4 & Grades 5-6
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6
Students learn, practice, and review key
math concepts and skills.
The course diagnostic test is aligned with
the Virginia Standards of Learning. Instructors individualize assignments and
group students based on diagnostic test
results.
Daily activities include small-group instruction and discussion, individual
work, enrichment, and math games.
Fairfax Collegiate Math 3-4 topics include multiplication, division, fractions,
decimals, geometry, probability, and estimation.
Fairfax Collegiate Math 5-6 topics include fractions, decimals, pre-algebra,
geometry, probability, statistics, and
number theory.
Students review math concepts and
learn techniques to solve single- and
multi-step word problems.
This individualized course is appropriate for a range of students. Instructors
use diagnostic test results to group students, design lessons, and assign problem sets.
Students work on different types of
problems based on their current level.
The types of word problems that students work on include integer, decimal,
fraction, percent, proportion, measurement, probability, statistics, algebra, and
geometry problems.
Students learn to use educational technology to investigate math topics, run
simulations, and solve challenging problems. Topics include introductory algebra, geometry, graphing, and statistics
concepts.
Students use computer models to study
real-world scenarios such as investing
and projectile motion. Software includes
Geogebra, Tinkerplots, and an online
version of Mathematica.
Math Fundamentals
Grades 3-4
Students develop core arithmetic skills.
Lessons use hands-on manipulatives
and models to reinforce concepts. They
practice single- and multi-digit operations with individualized practice and
small group activities.
This course is recommended for students who want additional support and
strategies for the concepts they have
learned in their regular math classroom.
Topics include whole number operations, fractions, and word problems.
Math Games
Grades 3-4
Students develop math skills and analytic thinking by playing games, solving
logic puzzles, and completing smallgroup challenges. This is a hands-on
course that emphasizes application of
basic skills and problem-solving strategies in a fun, encouraging environment.
Games and activities include math mysteries, checkers, Smath (Math Scrabble), Sudoku, nonograms, mental math
Olympics, Forbidden Island, Math 24,
and other enrichment games.
Math and logic topics include arithmetic, mental math, basic game theory,
spatial reasoning, and decision analysis.
Cryptography
Grades 5-6
Make and break secret codes using math!
Students learn the historical evolution of
cryptography in a hands-on exploration
of real-world codes, including Caesar
ciphers, substitution ciphers, Vigenère
ciphers, and RSA encryption.
As a final project, students develop their
own cryptosystem. Topics include modular arithmetic, factoring, inverse functions, exponents, and prime numbers.
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Problem Solving
Grades 5-6
Students review and prepare for middle
school math by learning and practicing
strategies to solve word problems. The
diagnostic test and math topics align
with the Virginia Standards of Learning.
Problem solving topics include diagramming, visualization strategies, and common problem types. Math topics include
pre-algebra, geometry, proportion, measurement, statistics, and probability.
Activities include discussion, daily practice, and Math Olympiad challenges.
Brain Games
Grades 5-6
Students develop logical and mathematical thinking by playing games, completing puzzles, and analyzing strategies.
Games and puzzles include checkers,
chess, Go, Monopoly, Hoshiwokokeru,
Math 24, Stratego, Resistance, Rubik’s
cubes, and math enrichment games.
Math and logic topics include binary algebra, spatial reasoning, decision analysis, game theory, algorithms, basic economics, and mental math.
As a final project, students create their
own mathematically balanced board
games.
Intro to Pre-Algebra
Intro to Algebra
Grades 6-8
Grades 7-9
Students prepare for Pre-Algebra by
learning and reviewing basic algebraic
concepts.
On the first day of this individualized
course, students take diagnostic tests to
help tailor personalized curricula.
The course begins with a review of arithmetic, fractions, exponents, and decimals. Students then learn how to simplify, solve, and graph algebraic equations.
Students prepare for Algebra I by studying key pre-algebra and algebra concepts.
This is an individualized course. Students complete a diagnostic test on the
first day of class to identify their specific
needs.
The sequence of topics includes negative
numbers, variables, terms, expressions,
equations, polynomials, rational numbers, rational expressions, and quadratics.
Intro to Geometry
Grades 7-9
This is an individualized course for students preparing for middle school and
high school Geometry.
Students complete a diagnostic test on
the first day of class to identify specific
needs.
The sequence of topics includes lines,
segments, circles, squares, angles, parallel lines, triangles, and polygons.
Contest Math
Grades 7-9
“I love the opportunity to teach
small classes and individualize
my instruction.”
Jacob Hirsch
Mathematics Instructor
Probability and Statistics
Grades 7-9
This project-based course leads students
through a detailed study of the data and
concepts that affect our everyday lives.
Topics include representing and analyzing data in a variety of formats, statistical
literacy, experimental and theoretical
probability, and permutations and combinations. For a final project, students
design and conduct their own survey or
experiment and then present the results.
Students work individually and in small
groups to prepare for math competitions
including the Mathematics Olympiad,
MathCounts, AMC 8, and AMC 10.
Instructors group students based on students’ goals and diagnostic test results.
Students discuss concepts and strategies, solve and review problem sets,
complete exams under simulated contest conditions, and work individually
with instructors.
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SCIENCE
Chemistry Concepts
Science Olympiad
Human Biology & Anatomy
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6
Students perform experiments to learn
about key chemistry concepts: matter,
forces, heat, energy, phase changes, acids, bases, and reactions.
Students also learn important chemistry
terminology and laboratory methods.
Students work in small groups. Instructors closely supervise students, and experiments are age-appropriate and use
only non-hazardous chemicals and supplies.
Students practice for the Science Olympiad (http://www.soinc.org). Teams compete in events covering scientific knowledge, processes, and applications.
Practice event topics include earth sciences, physics, astronomy, biology, and
chemistry.
Human Biology & Anatomy is an introduction to human physiology, focusing
on four key organ systems: the cardiovascular system, the digestive system,
the nervous system, and the skeletomuscular system.
Daily class activities include reading assignments, discussions, hands-on exercises, experiments, working with human
skeleton and body anatomy models, and
medical simulations. Students create
life-sized posters of their organ systems.
The Scientific Method
Grades 3-4
Students conduct experiments to investigate the science behind everyday phenomena. They learn about experimental design, observation, measurement,
analysis, and reporting.
Topics include basic chemistry, physics, and biology. Daily experiments
tackle topics including germs and bacteria, aerodynamics, chemical reactions,
structural integrity, reflex testing, and
the application of force, friction, and
propulsion.
Spy Science
Grades 3-4
Students learn the secrets of spying,
sleuthing, and subterfuge. Hands-on activities help students hone their detective skills by teaching real life techniques
used in information collection and undercover work.
Topics include fingerprint and handwriting analysis, chemical analysis, forgery identification, homemade spy gadgets and surveillance tools, encryption,
and code breaking. Students conduct
spy missions to integrate what they have
learned throughout the course.
Physics
Grades 5-6
This is a broad introduction to physics at
a middle school level, including basic kinematics, optics, and electromagnetism.
Topics include force, work, motion, potential energy, kinetic energy, chemical
energy, friction, electricity, magnetism,
light, wave, and heat transfer.
Activities include constructing motors,
batteries, and steam engines, performing experiments in optics and magnetism, and learning about kinematics and
force using air tracks, pulleys, dynamics
carts, and spring scales.
Forensic Science
This is a hands-on introduction to the
science and laboratory techniques of
law enforcement.
Lab topics include crime scenes, tool
marks, chemical analysis, counterfeit
documents, dental impressions, fiber
identifications, fingerprints, glass fractures, handwriting analysis, forgeries,
ink chromatography, shoe prints, forensic anthropology, blood splatter patterns, and DNA electrophoresis.
As a final project, each class attempts to
solve a simulated crime using the forensic techniques learned.
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Genetics
Neuroscience
Grades 7-9
Grades 7-9
This is a high school-level presentation
of genetics for advanced middle school
students.
Topics include Mendelian genetics, the
cell, DNA, chromosomes, mutations,
cancer, bacterial transformation, recombination, viruses, genetic engineering,
transcription and translation, evolution,
and the human genome.
Activities include small-group discussion of reading assignments, hands-on
activities, demonstrations, short research papers, and student presentations.
Students learn about the nervous system.
Topics include brain structure, motor
control, neurons, neurotransmitters, action potentials, signal transduction, potentiation, memory, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Experiments include computer simulations, insect and human motor nerve
signal measurement, and brain wave
pattern observation and interpretation.
Animal Physiology
This is a high-school level presentation
of classical mechanics for students who
are comfortable with basic algebra.
Topics include Newton’s laws, kinematics, inertia, forces, energy, work, friction,
vectors, velocity and acceleration.
Experiments explore distance, velocity,
acceleration, and force using air tracks,
dynamics carts, ballistic cars, pulleys,
and spring scales.
Grades 7-9
Students learn about animal anatomy,
physiology, and organ structures across
a variety of taxonomies by completing
dissections. They learn about major differences in physiology between different
phyla and class and discuss evolutionary
adaptation.
Students complete a variety of full laboratory dissections of preserved specimens, including owl pellets, annelids,
frogs, rats, sheep brains, and dogfish
sharks.
Topics include animal taxonomy, skeletal and organ structures, nervous, circulatory, and digestive systems, and convergent and divergent evolution.
“Hands-on experiments make the
Fairfax Collegiate science courses
so engaging!”
Steve Pak
Science Instructor
Newtonian Physics
Grades 7-9
Lasers
Grades 7-9
Students learn about laser safety, properties, theory, and design through demonstrations and experiments.
Experiments cover fiber optics, reflection, refraction, holograms, and lasers as
measurement tools. Topics include laser
design, laser physics, continuous and
pulsed lasers, types of lasers, and laser
applications.
Laser projects include measuring refraction indices, navigating laser mazes, experimenting with fiber optics, and building spectroscopes.
This course uses only low-power, “eyesafe” lasers, and students wear safety
goggles.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING
Persuasive Speaking
Elementary Debate
Middle School Debate
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6
Grades 7-9
Students practice developing and delivering skillful, thoughtful, well-reasoned
arguments.
Topics are of direct relevance to students.
Students argue both for and against each
proposition.
Instructors emphasize mutual courtesy
and careful listening.
This course introduces elementary students to parliamentary debate.
Debate topics are both challenging and
directly relevant to students. The rule
structure is less rigid than standard parliamentary debate rules.
Group exercises develop public speaking, critical reasoning, argument construction, rebuttal, and evidence presentation skills.
This course is based on the Middle
School Public Debate Program (http://
www.middleschooldebate.com).
Students engage in debates which involve a wide variety of issues of public
concern at the local, state, national, and
global levels, as well as topics that are of
direct relevance to students.
Public Speaking
Grades 3-4
Students write and deliver short speeches and presentations on topics of their
own choosing in a comfortable setting.
Instructors provide detailed individual
suggestions for improving both content
and delivery.
Students learn how to encourage each
other and provide constructive feedback.
Grades 7-9
Speech
Grades 5-6
Students deliver written, extemporaneous, and impromptu speeches.
Instructors critique voice inflection, eye
contact, body language, gestures, word
choice, visual aids, and tone.
The first week features daily speech exercises. Students research, write, and
rehearse individual speeches the second
week.
Rhetoric
Grades 5-6
Students develop persuasive speaking
skills and learn about the craft and history of rhetoric. They study great classic
speeches through history, from ancient
Greek orators through modern political
leaders.
Students learn to create their own rhetorical speeches and how to present
them effectively. They write and deliver
persuasive speeches.
Topics include rhetorical appeals, dialectic, propaganda, media ‘spin,’ and effective oratorical strategies.
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Mock Trial
Students take on courthouse roles such
as attorneys, witnesses, and jurors in a
mock trial presided over by an instructor-judge.
Students study and engage in trials, from
jury selection, opening statements, examining witnesses, presenting evidence,
closing arguments, and deliberating a
verdict.
Classroom discussions address the role
of courts in a democracy, the meaning
of “due process,” and the nature of justice. Students examine the differences
between civil and criminal trials and the
prosecution’s burden of proving guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Model U.N.
Grades 7-9
Students assume the roles of ambassadors to the U.N. Security Council and
work together to avert military confrontations and resolve international disputes. Students develop critical thinking,
negotiating, public speaking, debating,
and writing skills.
Topics include the United Nations, the
U.N. Security Council, U.N. rules and
procedures, speech-making, negotiating, caucusing, and drafting resolutions.
This course is based on the Peacekeeping Global Classrooms Curriculum published by the United Nations Association
of the U.S.A. (http://www.unausa.org).
TEST PREP AND ESL
T.J. Exam Prep
Loudoun AOS Prep
ESL
Grades 7-8
Grades 7-9
Middle school students prepare for the
math, and verbal sections of the Thomas
Jefferson High School Admissions Exam.
Review materials include the official T.J.
Exam study guide, commercial SHSAT
preparation guides, and Fairfax Collegiate’s own test review manual.
The math review includes algebra and
geometry topics, word problems, and
computation questions. The verbal review includes scrambled paragraph
problems, logical reasoning questions,
and reading comprehension exercises.
Each student receives an evaluation detailing areas for improvement.
Students learn about the Loudoun Academy of Science program and admissions. They also prepare for the PSAT
(the standardized test required for AOS
admission) and for the AOS timed writing sample.
This course uses The Official SAT Study
Guide and covers all three sections of the
PSAT. Students practice on actual PSAT
exams under timed conditions.
This is an English immersion class for
beginner and intermediate ESL students, focusing on oral and written
communicative competence. Topics
include grammar, vocabulary, phonics,
and American culture. Activities include
picture-word inductive models, concept
maps, reading logs, word games, dialogues, and group presentations.
Students practice reading, writing,
speaking, and listening in English, and
receive detailed feedback and encouragement from instructors.
T.J. SIS Essay Prep
Grades 7-8
Students prepare for the Student Information Sheet (SIS) portion of the admissions process for Thomas Jefferson
High School for Science and Technology
(TJHSST).
Students write daily timed essays. Instructors provide detailed suggestions
for improvement of grammar, mechanics, organization, and ideas.
Topics include exam essay strategies,
essay organization, essay scoring, essay
planning, addressing a prompt correctly,
developing supporting arguments, and
grammar. The course also explores the
TJSSST admissions process from the student and school perspectives.
PSAT/SAT Prep
Grades 7-9
Students prepare for the math, reading,
and writing sections of the PSAT and
SAT. The course text is The Official SAT
Study Guide, published by the College
Board.
The math review includes numbers and
operations, algebra and functions, geometry and measurement, data analysis,
statistics, and probability. The reading
review emphasizes vocabulary, sentence
completion, and reading comprehension questions.
Students complete one actual PSAT and
three actual SAT exams under timed
conditions. They become familiar with
question formats, test scoring, and timemanagement strategies.
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ENGINEERING
Space Exploration
Minecraft Engineering
Intro to Raspberry Pi
Grades 3-4
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6
Students investigate the latest developments in astronomy and space travel by
performing experiments, completing
hands-on projects, and running computer simulations.
Students explore the scientific and engineering principles behind space suits
and rocketry, the phases of the moon,
telescopes, rovers, and zero-gravity
equipment. They build model vehicles
and spacecraft, including a water pressure-powered rocket. Other activities include planning and simulating a space
mission, inventing their own constellations, and finding stars and planets in
planetarium software.
Applying the “learning through play”
philosophy, this course provides a survey of engineering concepts relevant to
Minecraft tactics, strategy, and customization.
Activities include 2D and 3D coordinate
systems, other math in Minecraft, redstone electronic circuits, ComputerCraft
mod programming, and texture customization and mapping.
Students explore the basics of computer engineering and programming
by configuring, customizing, and using
Raspberry Pi computer systems in the
context of electronics and programming
challenges.
Projects include building a video game
controller, creating a security camera,
plotting a virtual city map, programming
a “flying birds” game, and installing and
using a Linux distribution.
Intro to Engineering
Grades 3-4
Students explore engineering through
hands-on activities focusing on the six
classical simple machines: lever, wheel
and axle, pulley, ramp, wedge, and
screw.
Students also investigate the branches
of engineering, practice the engineering
design process, and learn about force,
motion, and energy.
Construction Engineering
Grades 3-4
Using a variety of construction platforms, students complete building challenges and learn principles of engineering, architecture, and physics.
Students employ the “learn by doing”
philosophy, using Lego blocks, Erector sets, K’NEX, unit blocks, and basic
classroom supplies to fulfill challenge
specifications through small-group design and trial-and-error.
Physics topics include material density,
center of gravity, force diagrams, and
geometry principles. Activities include
weight and balance challenges, height
competitions, and bridge design.
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Siege Engines
Grades 5-6
Prototyping and 3D Printing
Students explore physics and engineering in a historical context by building
models of medieval siege engines.
Students construct and operate classroom-safe miniature catapults, ballistae,
onagers, trebuchets, and other ancient
artillery engines. They learn the application of geometry and physics in their designs. For a final project, students participate in launch-distance competitions.
Engineering topics include simple machines, tension, torque, two-dimensional kinematics, and the design process.
Grades 5-6
Civil Engineering
Electronics
Grades 5-6
Grades 5-6
Students explore engineering concepts
by building models of bridges, skyscrapers, roller coasters, and other architecture and construction projects. Projects
are built from K’NEX model kits as well
as from scratch. As a final project, students design and build their own building.
Topics include Newton’s laws, energy,
force, and motion physics. Activities
include weight capacity competitions,
roller coaster loop design, and other engineering challenges.
Students begin by using Snap Circuits
(http://www.snapcircuits.net) to learn
about electronics, including current,
voltage, resistance, capacitance, circuits,
Ohm’s Law, and electromagnetism.
Students then apply this knowledge to
invent, design, and engineer their own
DIY gadgets using littleBits (http://littlebits.cc), an open source library of magnetic electronic modules.
Projects include a motion-sensing
alarm, a robotic crane, a bike horn, a
cardboard robot, a light spectrometer,
and students’ self-designed creations.
Using a Makerbot 3D printer, students
plan, design, fabricate, assemble, and
refine solutions to real-world challenges
and problems. Students learn to operate
the Makerbot Replicator 2 and Digitizer,
create a productive makerspace, and develop a tinkerer’s mindset.
Students undertake design challenges
and iteratively plan, build, and test solutions to the problem. As a final project,
students work in groups to create a prototype for a device of their own design.
Inventing and 3D Printing
Raspberry Pi Projects
Grades 7-9
Grades 7-9
Students learn to design and test their
own inventions using 3D printing and
other fabrication techniques. They operate the Makerbot Replicator 2 to 3D print
objects of their own design, pitch their
invention ideas to small groups, and iterate on design ideas.
Students also learn to use computerassisted design software tools to create
their invention blueprints. They generate models using the Makerbot Digitizer
3D scanner. For final projects, they print
designs and create prototypes of their inventions to take home.
Students use Raspberry Pi computers
to build embedded computing projects
and explore computer hardware. This
course combines computer engineering,
electronics, and programming,
Students build their own homebrew arcade game cabinets, security cameras,
and GPS trackers, and learn about input, output, processing, basic Python
programming, and storage.
Arduino Electronics
Grades 7-9
Middle school students explore electronics, computers, and programming
by building projects with Arduino, an
open-source electronics prototyping
platform (http://www.arduino.cc).
Projects include LED Dice, a binary
counter, a Morse code translator, a lie
detector, and a motion-sensing alarm.
Consistent with the Arduino philosophy
of learning by tinkering and rapid prototyping, students also develop their own
projects by interfacing “electronic junk”
to Arduino circuit boards.
“At Fairfax Collegiate we explore
the past, present, and future of
machines and technology.”
Nikitha Reghu
Engineering Instructor
Biomedical Engineering
Grades 7-9
Students apply engineering principles
to physiology and medicine, developing understanding through classroom
demonstrations, discussions, and experiments. They also propose and prototype medical equipment, prostheses,
and artificial organs using 3D printers,
computer simulations, and traditional
modeling materials.
Topics include basic concepts of biochemistry, cell physiology, cell cycles,
cell division, DNA structure and synthesis, protein synthesis and gene expression, tissue structure, human anatomy,
and genetic engineering.
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ROBOTICS
Intro to Robotics
Grades 3-4
EV3 Robotics Olympiad
EV3 Robotics Platform
Grades 5-6
This course for younger students emphasizes robot assembly and simple
programming.
Students construct stationary and mobile robots using the entire LEGO Mindstorms NXT component set.
There is a introduction to programming
using the graphical NXT-G language.
This course introduces students to competitive EV3 robotics.
EV3 Robotics Olympiad events include
races, obstacle courses, mazes, weight
lifting challenges, and robot soccer.
Working in pairs, students design, build,
program, and “coach” LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robots for each event.
Robotics Zoo
EV3 Mobile Robotics
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6
Robotics Zoo combines biology and robotics. Students model real and imaginary animals using LEGO Mindstorms
NXT robots.
Students build robotic representations
of spiders, frogs, elephants, and stegosaurus, and program robots using NXTG to mimic animal behaviors.
For the final project, students imagine a
new life form and build a robotic representation.
Students assemble and program mobile
LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robots.
Topics include motors, gear ratios, measurement, navigation, path planning,
and obstacle avoidance. This course emphasizes EV3 programming.
EV3 Robots include Taskbot, DragRacerBot, REMBot, and MazeBot.
Robots in Space
Students use the EV3 Robotics platform
to learn about the engineering process,
project management, problem solving,
and teamwork.
Projects include guided investigations
and student-directed development. Students build a mining robot, a patrol robot, and a tree measurer robot.
Students keep engineering journals,
and deliver project proposals, design reviews, and project solution demonstrations.
Grades 3-4
Students learn about the use of robots
in space travel, and build spaceships,
rovers, and autonomous vehicles using
LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotics kits.
Projects include MarsRoverBot, SpaceDiverBot, ShuttleBot, LunarBot, and
SpaceMinerBot.
Construction Robots
EV3 Robotics Engineering
Grades 5-6
Grades 5-6
EV3 is LEGO’s latest robotics platform,
which features new motors, sensors, remote controllers, and programming capabilities.
Students design, build, and program
EV3 robots to respond to sight, sound,
color, touch, infrared, and tilt sensors.
Projects include hill climbing, beacon
retrieval, color sensor navigation, and
robot combat.
EV3 With Python
Grades 5-6
Students use the Python programming
language to program LEGO Mindstorms
EV3 robots and run the ev3dev operating
system.
Topics include robot assembly, basic Python programming, Linux, the Python
EV3 API, and problem solving strategies.
Projects include constructing and programming Explor3r bot, R3moteControl
bot, and the Snatch3r robotic arm.
Grades 3-4
This course integrates robotics, architecture, and construction engineering.
Students design, build, program, and
operate LEGO Mindstorms NXT construction-themed robots including
machine tools, HammerBot, ForkliftBot, and WreckingBallBot. Advanced
students complete ambitious vehicle
robots including BackhoeBot and BucketBot.
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EV3 Robotics Combat
VEX Robotics
Grades 7-9
Grades 7-9
Students construct EV3 combat robots
and battle in robotic gladiator tournaments.
Competitions include remote control
and pure artificial intelligence contests.
Students use the LEGO EV3 programming language and conventional EV3
sensors, motors, and appendages. Advanced students learn LEGO EV3 RobotC programming and create custom
sensors and battle attachments.
The VEX Robotics Design System (www.
vexrobotics.com) is the leading high
school and college-level robotics platform.
Students work through the VEX Inventor’s Guide and become familiar with
key VEX subsystems: structure, motion,
power, sensor, control, logic, and programming.
EV3 Robotic Vehicles
Grades 7-9
This course explores the new EV3 motors, sensors, remote controllers, and
programming capabilities.
Students explore different methods of
mobility utilizing wheels, treads, bipedal
and tripedal designs to learn about mechanical and digital transmissions, static
equilibrium, gear ratios, and sensory
feedback.
Students work through the The Lego
Mindstorms EV3 Laboratory to build
WatchGooz3, Rov3r, Sup3rcar, and Sentin31 robots.
EV3 With Java
“Robotics at Fairfax Collegiate
is a challenging introduction to
engineering and programming.”
Elisa Ballschneider
Robotics Instructor
Grades 7-9
Students use the Java programming language to program Mindstorms EV3 robots.
Java topics include basic syntax, methods, control structures, variables, and
the leJos library. Robotics topics include
assembly, running programs on the EV3
Intelligent Brick, and motor and sensor
configuration.
Projects include the construction and
programming of AckerBot, Perpetual
Rover, WarBird, and SCARA Robotic Arm.
EV3 Competitive Robotics
Grades 7-9
This course focuses on programming the
new EV3 Intelligent Brick, which is orders of magnitude more powerful than
the legacy NXT Intelligent Brick.
Students build and program EV3 robots
to compete in complex challenges. Projects include Segway Bot, SoccerBot, SumoBot, and SniperBot.
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PROGRAMMING
Kodu Programming
Minecraft Modding
GameMaker: Studio
Grades 3-4
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6
Students create 3D games using Kodu,
(http://www.kodugamelab.com), a visual programming language that emphasizes creativity, problem solving, and
storytelling.
Students learn about Kodu worlds,
landscapes, terrain, objects, characters,
paths, behaviors, clones, interactions,
strategies, pages, and camera angles.
Working alone or in pairs, students design games and optionally share them
on the Planet Kodu website.
Using programming and design utilities,
students create mods for the immensely
popular computer game Minecraft. Students use MCreator (http://mcreator.
pylo.si/) to design, build, and test their
own custom mods.
Topics include using mods to create new
blocks, items, creatures, environments,
achievements, triggers, and events. As a
final project, students design and code
their own fully functional Minecraft
mods, and export them to use at home
with Minecraft Forge.
Students learn object-oriented programming by designing, creating, and debugging games with GameMaker: Studio
(http://www.yoyogames.com). Students
create and script worlds, objects, graphics, and sounds.
Topics include objects, loops, variables,
conditions, collision detection, scope,
pathfinding, physics, and data structures.
Students create multi-platform games
for their final projects.
Scratch with WeDo
Grades 3-4
Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu) provides a fun and engaging introduction
to programming. Students snap graphical blocks together to create scripts that
control media such as graphics, photos,
and sound. Scratch software integrates
with LEGO WeDo robotics hardware,
allowing students to manipulate animations with physical sensor input.
Activities include playing with sample
projects and creating original projects
with the assistance of instructors.
Small Basic
Grades 3-4
Students learn the basics of programming by designing, coding, and modifying simple 2D games using Microsoft Small Basic. Topics include input
and output, variables, computer math,
if-then statements, loops, and simple
graphics.
Projects include math problem solvers,
guessing games, fractal generators, and
pong. For the final project, students create their own games.
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Alice: Creating 3D Worlds
Grades 5-6
Alice (http://www.alice.org) is an objectoriented, 3D programming environment
developed at Carnegie Mellon University. This is an introduction to Alice and
emphasizes creativity and technology.
Students use Alice to build 3D storybook
worlds and to control advanced interactions and animations of 3D models, using basic conditional programming.
Topics include objects, events, logic,
control structures, and orienting and
moving 3D images.
Mobile Games
Grades 5-6
Students learn the fundamentals of programming as they create games for tablets and smartphones in the Stencyl programming environment.
Projects include platforming games, action games, battle games, and role-playing games. Students export games to PC
and Android mobile devices.
Programming topics include variables,
scripting, triggers, 2D graphics, actors
and scenes, sound, and multiplatform
compatibility.
JavaScript
Grades 5-6
Students learn the foundations of programming and logical thinking by writing programs and simple games in JavaScript. This primer is geared towards
ambitious students with no previous
coding experience.
Topics include variables, computer
math, input and output, arrays, loops,
graphics, and functions. Students will
write a game and design its graphics as
a final project.
Greenfoot Java
Game Programming
Small Java
Grades 5-6
Grades 7-9
Grades 7-9
Students learn the basics of objectoriented programming and the Java
programming language in Greenfoot
(http://www.greenfoot.org), a studentfriendly programming interface.
Topics include variables, computer
math, control structures, classes, methods, inheritance, abstraction, and polymorphism. Activities include ecosystem
simulations and simple games.
As final projects, students design, program, and publish their own games and
simulations.
Students write games using BlitzPlus
(http://www.blitzbasic.com).
Topics include variables, control structures, loops, functions, arrays, types,
programming style, and graphics.
Students create, move, scale, and rotate
images and shapes. They work individually or in pairs and write a simple game
as the final project.
Small Java prepares students for Javabased high school computer science.
Topics include constants, types, variables, operators, expressions, the main()
method, String objects, simple classes,
member methods, conditions, loops,
String manipulation, parameters, variable scope, console programs vs. GUI
programs, and practice projects. The
course uses the BlueJ IDE (http://www.
bluej.org).
Minecraft Mods with Java
Grades 5-6
Using programming and design utilities, students create modifications to the
computer game Minecraft.
Students learn basic Java programming
in the context of designing, implementing, and customizing mods. No previous
coding experience is required.
Topics include using mods to create new
blocks, items, creatures, environments,
achievements, triggers, and events. As a
final project, students design and code
their own fully functional Minecraft
mods, and export them to use at home
with Minecraft Forge.
App Inventor
Grades 7-9
Students create apps and games for Android phones and tablets using MIT App
Inventor (http://appinventor.mit.edu/).
Topics include running apps on Android, user interfaces, variables, control
structures, I/O, importing libraries, and
graphics.
3D Indie Games
Grades 7-9
Students design and program 3D games
using the Unity 5 game engine, a popular
indie game development tool.
Topics include scripting, graphics, objects, terrain, and levels. Students use
open source digital assets and also create their own graphics and sounds.
As a final project, students design and
create their own multi-platform games.
Xbox Development
Grades 7-9
Students write simple games for the
Xbox and Windows using C#, Visual Studio Express, and XNA.
The first week introduces C# and the
.NET Framework. Topics include variables, types, control structures, classes,
objects, and collections.
The second week introduces 2D game
development using XNA. Topics include
sprite graphics, game controller input,
audio output, game engines, simple AI,
and exporting to the Xbox 360.
JavaScript and JQuery
Grades 7-9
Student learn the JavaScript language
and how to use JavaScript and the jQuery library to write scripts for web pages.
Topics include JavaScript variables, control structures, objects, functions, and
the JavaScript debugger. Students learn
how to use the jQuery library to select
and modify DOM elements. They also
explore functional programming concepts including functions as first-class
objects, closures, and callbacks.
Projects include simple games and animated web pages written in JavaScript.
Python on Linux
Grades 7-9
This is an introduction to programming
and open source software using the Python programming language.
Python topics include variables, control
structures, arrays, functions, and classes. Students learn how to use the Linux
command line to manage files, run Python programs, and create shell scripts.
Projects include simple command line
utilities and text-based games. Students
also download, experiment with, and
examine the code of an open source Python project of their choosing.
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ART AND DESIGN
Drawing
Graphic Design
Photography Projects
Grades 5-6
Grades 5-6
This is a course for beginners and teaches drawing as a foundation for all forms
of visual expression.
Topics include sketches, shapes, angles,
perspective, horizon, vanishing points,
reflections, contrast, shadows, light effects, and composition.
Exercises include still life drawings, portraits, landscapes, and cartoons.
Materials are provided and include specialized pencils, sketch pads, drawing
boards, and drawing tools.
Students learn how to execute sophisticated single-page design projects using
universal design principles, layout pads,
and Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Design topics include space, grouping,
alignment, emphasis, grids, color theory, typography, and digital images.
Projects include store signs, menus,
banners, posters, and advertisements.
This is a beginner-level introduction to
DSLR photography.
Topics include camera operation, photographic genres, the history of photography, composition, lens selection, exposure modes, and basic image editing.
Projects include architectural photography, landscapes, environmental portraits, nature photography, journalistic
photo-essays, macro photography, and
product photography.
Painting
Students learn about architecture and
about Google SketchUp, a free digital
drafting software package.
Architecture topics include the history
of residential architecture, international
housing styles, and form and function in
residential design.
Students practice 2D drafting and 3D
modeling. As a final project, each student creates and presents his or her
“dream house” using Google SketchUp.
This course introduces both tempera
and watercolor painting.
Activities include structural drawings,
value sketches, one-color paintings,
three-color paintings, and tempera
paintings.
Materials are provided and include student-grade paints, brushes, palettes, a
variety of paper, and assorted tools.
Digital Design
Grades 3-4
Students explore universal design principles by creating digital art in a variety
of media.
Design topics include composition, exposure, colors, contrast, and vector and
raster images.
Activities include digital photography,
image editing, digital illustration, digital
music creation, and game design exercises.
For a final project, students customize
Minecraft, a popular computer game,
with their own original digital art.
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Architectural Design
Grades 5-6
HTML5 Web Pages
Grades 5-6
Students learn HTML5 and create their
own web pages.
Topics include the structure of a web
page, HTML tags, HTML attributes, hyperlinks, CSS styles, and HTML5 elements and attributes.
Students use digital cameras, Paint.NET,
and GIMP to create images for the web.
As a final project, each student creates
and publishes a small website.
HTML5 Web Design
Grades 7-9
Students learn basic web design principles and write and style web pages using
HTML5 and CSS.
Design topics include colors, alignment,
contrast, fonts, images, white space, navigation, and usability.
Students learn to import and embed CSS
and media files. They experiment with
new HTML5 features, and author pages
using open source tools: Notepad++ and
GIMP. For a final project, each student
creates and publishes a small website.
Game Art
Grades 7-9
Students create and design art for video
games. Beginning with basic vector art
techniques and investigating the different artistic roles on a video game development team, students use InkScape to
create concept, character, environment,
and marketing art. They analyze the art
of influential classic and modern games.
Vector art topics include creating and
manipulating shapes and objects, applying textures, and using brushes. Activities include creating graphics and
art for a pre-made game and digitizing
sketches.
As a final project, students create storyboards and art for their own game idea
and present the portfolio.
Game Design & Modding
Photography
Grades 7-9
Grades 7-9
Students “mod” (customize) commercial video games with their own graphics, sounds, unit definitions, maps, and
scripts.
The first week students mod the strategy
game Civilization IV by inventing new
units and technologies, and by altering
combat rules and map generation logic.
The second week, students create modules for the 3D physics sandbox Garry’s
Mod, designing objects, levels, environments, obstacle courses, and minigames.
Students learn digital SLR photography
starting with basic camera operation.
Subjects include plants and flowers,
food, portraits, products, sports and action, and architecture.
Exercises emphasize exposure, composition, color, and lighting. Students
achieve artistic effects by manually controlling the components of exposure: aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
The Summer Program provides Canon
EOS DSLR cameras for students to use.
“Our design courses help wellrounded students develop artistic
and analytical skills.”
Fatima Pineda
Art and Design Instructor
Role-Playing Game Design
Grades 7-9
Students design their own role-playing
games using RPG Maker VX Ace.
Instruction emphasizes crafting visual,
audio, and storytelling components to
create compelling adventures.
Topics include scripting, data management, game balancing, storytelling,
graphic design, sprites and tilesets, and
the design process. Students share and
publish their projects.
Fashion Design
Grades 7-9
Using both traditional and digital techniques, students design their own
clothing and accessories. The first
week, students learn basic principles of
hand-drawn fashion design, including
drawing strokes, color balance, texture,
croquis, garment and accessory categorization, poses, and historical trends.
They use light boxes and art supplies to
create designs using both hand-drawn
figures and premade templates.
The second week, students apply these
concepts and skills using the vectordrawing program InkScape. They use
layers, colors, shapes, and shading to
create a virtual fashion line. As a final
project, students assemble their designs
into a portfolio.
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FILMMAKING
Filmmaking
Stop-Motion Animation
Video Production
Students learn how to plan, write, shoot,
edit and complete post-production for
digital video short films.
With the guidance of instructors, students brainstorm ideas for a short film,
write an original script, and create a shot
list and storyboard.
Students shoot their film using a tripod,
a Panasonic DVX-100B video camera, a
boom microphone, and (optionally) a
lighting kit.
Students edit their film using iMovie,
add music and credits, complete postproduction, and export the film to a private Vimeo account for home viewing.
Students use still cameras, audio recorders, and iMovie to create stop-motion
animation films. These can be narrative
(scripted) or experimental videos created from LEGO blocks, modeling clay,
action figures, and other “found objects”.
This introductory course covers the
basics of using household objects and
miniature construction to create a compelling story. The course provides an
overview of photography, sound recording, and video editing as part of the filmmaking process.
Grades 7-9
Web Video
Digital Animation
Grades 7-9
Grades 5-6
This course teaches basic animation
techniques using Blender animation
software.
Students model objects and characters
using ‘Nurbs’, rig characters for movement, light scenes, apply textures and
colors to models, and animate models.
Final projects include animated 3D
characters and 3D environments.
DSLR Video
Grades 5-6
Students write, shoot, and edit videos for
the web using DSLR cameras, a variety
of sound and lighting equipment, and
Adobe Premier Elements.
Production topics include DSLR video
operation, creative selection of focal
length and depth of field, focus pulling,
sound capture with external mics, and
simple lighting setups.
Projects include interviews, comic
sketches, instructional videos, and vlogs.
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Students shoot and complete rough edits of films based on scripts from scriptwriting classes and other sources.
The class begins with readings and exercises that cover working with actors,
script analysis, storyboarding and shot
listing, location scouting, camera operation, lighting, and sound technique.
The majority of the course is devoted to
group production of a short DV film.
Students export rough edits to private
Vimeo accounts for home viewing.
Students plan, write, edit, and share a
variety of genres of web video including
parodies, advertorials, product reviews,
vlogs, and tutorials.
Production concepts include location
scouting, interviewing, B-roll footage,
green screen effects, incorporating digital images and screenshots, and multicam setups.
Production equipment includes DSLR
cameras, simple lighting kits and oncamera lights, audio recorders, and stick,
shotgun, and lavaliere microphones.
Students use Adobe Premiere Elements
to edit and optionally upload videos to
personal Vimeo, YouTube, Facebook,
and Twitter accounts.
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We specialize in high school and middle school math, writing, and test preparation.
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“Fairfax Collegiate’s new Online Tutoring service is awesome. The tutors are
very knowledgeable and patient. Being
able to schedule tutoring sessions online whenever is good for us, and then
having the sessions online via a Skypelike interface allows us to fit it into our
busy family schedule and takes out
quite a bit of stress.”
“It’s very rewarding to help
students achieve their individual
goals through online tutoring.”
Amanda Loeser
Writing Tutor
Dee Kiewel, Herndon
AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES
After School Enrichment
Fairfax Collegiate works with over 40
PTAs to bring enrichment classes to
schools across Northern Virginia.
After school courses include robotics,
public speaking, writing, filmmaking,
and programming.
Most after school classes are taught by
summer program instructors with summer program curricula.
Classes have twelve students or fewer.
Fairfax Collegiate provides all materials,
supplies, and equipment.
To learn more, please visit www.FairfaxCollegiate.com/afterschool.
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ALEXANDRIA AND FALLS CHURCH SCHEDULES
AlexandriaD‡: Beth El Hebrew Congregation, 3830 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 22304
Session II: Jul 11-Jul 22
Session III: Jul 25-Aug 5
Session IV: Aug 8-Aug 19
Session V: Aug 22-Sep 2
Morning
Morning
Fairfax Collegiate Math 3-4
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Filmmaking 3-4
Writing Skills & Grammar 5-6
EV3 Robotics Engineering 5-6
JavaScript 5-6
Intro to Geometry 7-9
Newtonian Physics 7-9
Game Design & Modding 7-9
Morning
Writing Fundamentals 3-4
Robots in Space 3-4
Stop-Motion Animation 3-4
Strategic Reading 5-6
Alice- Creating 3D Worlds 5-6
Electronics 5-6
Intro to Algebra 7-9
Forensic Science 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Morning
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Public Speaking 3-4
Intro to Engineering 3-4
Brain Games 5-6
Drawing 5-6
Digital Animation 5-6
Middle School Debate 7-9
EV3 Robotic Vehicles 7-9
Small Java 7-9
Math Games 3-4
Intro to Robotics 3-4
Drawing 3-4
Creative Writing 5-6
Elementary Debate 5-6
Greenfoot Java 5-6
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Role-Playing Game Design 7-9
Story Writing 3-4
Spy Science 3-4
Digital Design 3-4
HTML5 Web Pages 5-6
Filmmaking 5-6
Writers’ Workshop 7-9
EV3 Robotics Combat 7-9
Genetics 7-9
Word Problems 3-4
Minecraft Modding 3-4
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Computer Math 5-6
Mock Trial 7-9
TJ SIS Essay Prep 7-9
High School Writing 7-9
Math Fundamentals 3-4
Persuasive Speaking 3-4
Minecraft Engineering 3-4
EV3 Robotics Olympiad 5-6
Intro to Pre-Algebra 6-8
Model UN 7-9
JavaScript & jQuery 7-9
Reading Reinforcement 3-4
Scratch with WeDo 3-4
Construction Engineering 3-4
Python Programming 5-6
Reading for Meaning 7-9
EV3 Competitive Robotics 7-9
PSAT-SAT Prep 7-9
Falls Church: St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, 3149 Glen Carlyn Rd., Falls Church, VA 22041
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save $100 per full-day session and $50 per half-day
session at this location.
Morning
Morning
Kodu Programming 3-4
EV3 with Python 5-6
Painting 5-6
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
HTML5 Web Design 7-9
Construction Robots 3-4
Spy Science 3-4
Filmmaking 5-6
App Inventor 7-9
Afternoon
Afternoon
Writing and Revising 3-4
Robots in Space 3-4
Digital Design 3-4
Speech 5-6
GameMaker Studio 5-6
Arduino Electronics 7-9
Small Basic 3-4
The Scientific Method 3-4
EV3 Robotics Platform 5-6
PSAT-SAT Prep 7-9
Painting 3-4
Space Exploration 3-4
Cryptography 5-6
Rhetoric 5-6
EV3 with Java 7-9
Morning
Morning
Afternoon
Afternoon
Math Games 3-4
Filmmaking 3-4
The Writing Process 5-6
Mobile Games 5-6
Architectural Design 5-6
JavaScript and jQuery 7-9
Animal Physiology 7-9
Public Speaking 3-4
Small Basic 3-4
Problem Solving 5-6
Prototyping & 3D Printing 5-6
Biomedical Engineering 7-9
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Chemistry Concepts 3-4
Minecraft Mods with Java 5-6
Civil Engineering 5-6
Elements of Style 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Inventing & 3D Printing 7-9
Dietary Restrictions at this facility. Please do not bring meat or shell fish. Lunches may include dairy products and tuna fish. Questions? Please call 703 481-3080.
Indoor break location. The supervised twenty-minute morning and afternoon breaks are indoors at these facilities.
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MCLEAN AND VIENNA SCHEDULES
McLean: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1545 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, VA 22101
Session I: Jun 27-Jul 8
Morning
Filmmaking 5-6
Probability and Statistics 7-9
App Inventor 7-9
Lasers 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Morning
Cryptography 5-6
JavaScript 5-6
Physics 5-6
HTML5 Web Pages 5-6
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Morning
Mock Trial 7-9
Xbox Development 7-9
Fashion Design 7-9
Morning
Brain Games 5-6
Speech 5-6
3D Indie Games 7-9
Photography 7-9
Web Video 7-9
Morning
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Mobile Games 5-6
Graphic Design 5-6
Siege Engines 5-6
Dystopian Futures 7-9
Video Production 7-9
Rhetoric 5-6
EV3 Mobile Robotics 5-6
Electronics 5-6
Game Programming 7-9
Neuroscience 7-9
Game Art 7-9
Speech 5-6
PSAT-SAT Prep 7-9
Reading Newbery Winners 5-6
Photography Projects 5-6
DSLR Video 5-6
Model UN 7-9
VEX Robotics 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Mobile Games 5-6
HTML5 Web Pages 5-6
VEX Robotics 7-9
App Inventor 7-9
Vienna: Green Hedges School, 415 Windover Ave. NW, Vienna, VA 22180
Morning
Public Speaking 3-4
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Drawing 3-4
EV3 with Python 5-6
Electronics 5-6
Morning
Painting 3-4
Computer Math 5-6
Science Olympiad 5-6
HTML5 Web Pages 5-6
Morning
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Word Problems 3-4
Robots in Space 3-4
Greenfoot Java 5-6
Drawing 5-6
Speech 5-6
Painting 5-6
Public Speaking 3-4
Robots in Space 3-4
Filmmaking 3-4
Writing Seminar 5-6
Human Biology & Anatomy 5-6
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Problem Solving 5-6
Filmmaking 5-6
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OAKTON AND FAIRFAX SCHEDULES
Oakton: Pinnacle Academy, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd., Oakton, VA 22124
Morning
Speech 5-6
Greenfoot Java 5-6
VEX Robotics 7-9
Web Video 7-9
Morning
Graphic Design 5-6
3D Indie Games 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Morning
JavaScript 5-6
Raspberry Pi Projects 7-9
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Brain Games 5-6
DSLR Video 5-6
Mock Trial 7-9
Small Java 7-9
Cryptography 5-6
Lasers 7-9
Game Art 7-9
Computer Math 5-6
Siege Engines 5-6
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Photography 7-9
Morning
Intro to Raspberry Pi 5-6
FairfaxD: Gesher Jewish Day School, 4800 Mattie Moore Ct., Fairfax, VA 22030
Morning
Computer Math 5-6
Model UN 7-9
Morning
Mobile Games 5-6
ESL 5-6
EV3 with Java 7-9
PSAT-SAT Prep 7-9
Morning
Filmmaking 3-4
ESL 5-6
Small Java 7-9
Inventing and 3D Printing 7-9
Morning
Painting 3-4
Rhetoric 5-6
Physics 5-6
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Writing Skills and Grammar 5-6
Game Art 7-9
Public Speaking 3-4
Robotics Zoo 3-4
EV3 with Python 5-6
Contest Math 7-9
App Inventor 7-9
ESL 7-9
Word Problems 3-4
Robots in Space 3-4
Filmmaking 5-6
Epic Fantasy 7-9
ESL 7-9
Problem Solving 5-6
Greenfoot Java 5-6
Painting 5-6
Fashion Design 7-9
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CHANTILLY AND DULLES SCHEDULES
Chantilly: St. Timothy Catholic School, 13809 Poplar Tree Rd., Chantilly, VA, 20151
Morning
Morning
Morning
Morning
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Speech 5-6
Filmmaking 5-6
Genetics 7-9
Photography 7-9
Robots in Space 3-4
Siege Engines 5-6
Python on Linux 7-9
Story Writing 3-4
3D Indie Games 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Digital Design 3-4
Drawing 3-4
Filmmaking 5-6
Small Java 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Filmmaking 3-4
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Math Games 3-4
Mock Trial 7-9
Game Design and Modding 7-9
Brain Games 5-6
Speech 5-6
VEX Robotics 7-9
Neuroscience 7-9
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Filmmaking 3-4
Drawing 5-6
Dulles: St. Veronica Catholic School, 3460-B Centreville Rd., Chantilly, VA 20151
Morning
Morning
Morning
Robots in Space 3-4
Small Java 7-9
Word Problems 3-4
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Speech 5-6
HTML5 Web Pages 5-6
Filmmaking 5-6
App Inventor 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Robots in Space 3-4
Small Basic 3-4
Cryptography 5-6
Rhetoric 5-6
Drawing 5-6
Game Art 7-9
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Digital Design 3-4
Spy Science 3-4
Filmmaking 3-4
JavaScript 5-6
Math Games 3-4
Public Speaking 3-4
Drawing 3-4
Electronics 5-6
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RESTON AND HERNDON SCHEDULES
RestonD‡: Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation, 1441 Wiehle Ave., Reston, VA 20190
Morning
Public Speaking 3-4
Small Basic 3-4
Filmmaking 3-4
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Morning
EV3 with Python 5-6
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Morning
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Brain Games 5-6
Filmmaking 5-6
Morning
Word Problems 3-4
Speech 5-6
Genetics 7-9
Morning
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Digital Design 3-4
Python on Linux 7-9
Problem Solving 5-6
Graphic Design 5-6
EV3 with Java 7-9
Math Games 3-4
Filmmaking 3-4
HTML5 Web Pages 5-6
Model UN 7-9
Cryptography 5-6
Greenfoot Java 5-6
Lasers 7-9
PSAT-SAT Prep 7-9
Small Java 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Spy Science 3-4
Graphic Design 5-6
Herndon: St. Joseph Parish Hall, 750 Peachtree St., Herndon, VA 20170
Morning
Morning
Mobile Games 5-6
ESL 5-6
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
ESL 5-6
Newtonian Physics 7-9
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Greenfoot Java 5-6
ESL 5-6
Web Video 7-9
Writing Seminar 5-6
DSLR Video 5-6
Model UN 7-9
ESL 7-9
Fashion Design 7-9
Inventing & 3D Printing 7-9
Speech 5-6
App Inventor 7-9
ESL 7-9
Morning
Brain Games 5-6
Electronics 5-6
Neuroscience 7-9
TJ Exam Prep 7-8
ESL 7-9
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ASHBURN AND LEESBURG SCHEDULES
Ashburn - East‡: Loudoun School for the Gifted, 44675 Cape Ct., Ashburn, VA 20147
Morning
Morning
Robots in Space 3-4
Brain Games 5-6
Physics 5-6
Contest Math 7-9
Morning
HTML5 Web Pages 5-6
Mock Trial 7-9
EV3 with Java 7-9
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Epic Fantasy 7-9
VEX Robotics 7-9
Loudoun AOS Prep 7-9
Problem Solving 5-6
Speech 5-6
Genetics 7-9
Word Problems 3-4
Greenfoot Java 5-6
Story Writing 3-4
EV3 with Python 5-6
Siege Engines 5-6
Python on Linux 7-9
Game Art 7-9
Ashburn - West: St. Theresa Catholic School, 21370 St. Theresa Ln., Ashburn, VA 20147
Morning
Public Speaking 3-4
Problem Solving 5-6
Painting 5-6
Neuroscience 7-9
Morning
Morning
Photography 7-9
Digital Design 3-4
DSLR Video 5-6
App Inventor 7-9
Morning
Math Games 3-4
Public Speaking 3-4
Robots in Space 3-4
Problem Solving 5-6
Speech 5-6
JavaScript 5-6
Small Java 7-9
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Robots in Space 3-4
Painting 3-4
Rhetoric 5-6
Physics 5-6
EV3 with Java 7-9
Word Problems 3-4
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Electronics 5-6
Model UN 7-9
Robotics Zoo 3-4
Computer Math 5-6
Mobile Games 5-6
Web Video 7-9
Small Basic 3-4
Spy Science 3-4
Filmmaking 5-6
Leesburg: Loudoun Country Day School, 20600 Red Cedar Dr., Leesburg, VA 20175
Morning
Morning
Public Speaking 3-4
Problem Solving 5-6
Graphic Design 5-6
Python on Linux 7-9
Morning
Prototyping and 3D Printing 5-6
Afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Robots in Space 3-4
Small Basic 3-4
Filmmaking 5-6
Siege Engines 5-6
Spy Science 3-4
Filmmaking 3-4
Brain Games 5-6
Lasers 7-9
Game Design and Modding 7-9
Dystopian Futures 7-9
Inventing and 3D Printing 7-9
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